Revealing One’s Personality Online
The Internet has changed the way we communicate. The difference between communication online and communication in “real life” is that when you are online, people cannot see you, and therefore have no idea who you actually are. So, people often feel a greater sense of freedom and anonymity, which allows them to reveal either who they truly are, or who they want to be. People often reveal their personalities differently online than in real life. The personalities formed in this free environment play an important role online. In “Psychology of Weblogs,” Grohol states that people use blogs because they enjoy hearing about other people living their lives; they especially enjoy strong or unique personalities. Grohol stated, “what’s the purposes of the thousands of small, individually-run sites? One word - personality” (Grohol).
Communication over the Internet is based on trust. When you hold a conversation with someone online, the person on the other end of the conversation really has no idea if you are who you say you are, and you also have no way of knowing if they are who they say they are. This situation of questionable identity can occur even when you are talking with friends. I am sure many of us have played this game by chatting on someone else’s instant messenger, all the while letting the other person assume we were someone else. The same thing can happen in chat rooms or even on blogs.
Bloggers are free to recreate their personality in the virtual community. This situation gives people the perfect opportunity to change the way they portray themselves to others. It is their chance to be someone else. In “The Good, the Bad, and the Internet,” Globus supports the idea that alternative personalities are used online by stating, “In cyberspace, looks don’t count. You can also choose to share only the things about yourself that you consider flattering. You can also adopt new behaviors or even a whole new identity.” (Globus) McLaren continues by stating, “You can’t ever really know if they are who they say they are.” (Globus) After all, 24 percent of teenagers who were questioned about using different Internet communication tools admitted to pretending to be someone else while online (Globus).
After all, if you met someone online, would you really want to tell them about your lesser characteristics?
The wall came down and so did the Iron Curtain. East and West Germany reunited. The war had ended, and there was peace for the Berliners. The rights to express their opinions and to travel wherever were restored to them finally.
When World War II ended in 1945 there are a few things that people have learned but also may not remember from history. The fears of having another nuclear apocalypse, in Germany, was a occurring thought every day during the Cold War. Beginning with after World War II the time period then was called the Cold War. After that, Germany was spilt into two halves, the Soviet and non- Soviet. Then, leading to a barrier that separated Germany, splitting families and ruining lives for the people; only due to Soviet wanting more power. Right after that, the separation had caused west and East Berlin to think they would be forever apart… permanently… during the Cold War; though rights and freedom changed over time for the people. Finally, the people of Germany evolved to the separation, but politics and the world around Germany changed and moved on to take down the wall. The rights of Germans on either side reflect on the political changes in their country, Germany.
Some celebrated by bashing down sections of the wall, most of the wall was destroyed in 1990. Germany was officially reunited in October 3, 1990. The crowds of people were enormous, they all rejoiced and were truly happy to see their family again. The Berlin Wall left an ugly dent on Germany’s History but that doesn’t mean that it can’t achieve greatness in the future. The people of Berlin and Germany are better now and learned from their mistakes. Over all The Berlin Wall connected to the theme Responsibilities and Rights very good since after the war governments in West Berlin and East Berlin rapidly and dramatically changed in terms of government.
Adam Briggle also talks about how on online friendships in his article Real friends: how the internet can foster friendship. He states that we can sell our best quality and hide or not show the weaker side of ourselves, whereas in face-face friendships we may not be able to hide those negative traits about ourselves and they may just come out without our knowledge. This being said gives us or the internet user full control on how and what they what to share with other individuals online. (Briggle, 2008, p.
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